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cartoonbrew.com /1 month ago

OIAF Celebrates 50 Years With Brad Bird ‘Ray Gunn’ Talk, ‘Forgotten Island’ Screening, And Canadian Animation Showcase

Seven features will compete in alongside new shorts from Don Hertzfeldt and Niki Lindroth von Bahr, industry talks, retrospectives, and Canadian showcases.

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cartoonbrew.com /3 weeks ago

OIAF 2026: Award Winners, ‘Ray Gunn’ Panel, AI In Animation, And More From Ottawa

We recap OIAF 2026, including the festival’s award winners, a ‘Ray Gunn’ panel with Brad Bird, AI discussions, Pitch THIS!, and more.

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awn.com /3 weeks ago

‘We Are Aliens,’ ‘Praying Mantis’ Lead OIAF 2026 Winners

Kohei Kadowaki won the Grand Prize for Feature Animation, while Joe Hsieh nabbed the Grand Prize for Short Animation, and Laurence Thérien's ‘Ball Face’ took home a record 4 awards...

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awn.com /1 month ago

Bill Plympton, Johnnie Semerad Masterclasses Headline Animaze 2026

The Montreal International Animation Festival runs September 17-19 at Cinéma du Musée, pairing international premieres and a global student showcase with its first forum on AI in a...

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awn.com /3 weeks ago

Cheyenne Curtis' 'King Baby Snail' Wins Pitch THIS! at OIAF’s TAC 2026

The Ottawa Animation Festival business conference’s flagship pitching competition reviewed projects from more than 100 applicants; runner-up honors went to 'tiny BIG adventure' fro...

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cartoonbrew.com /3 weeks ago

How To Make An Animation Market Worth Your Time And Money

At OIAF, animation professionals shared practical advice on preparing for a market, building relationships, following up, and attending when money is tight.

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cartoonbrew.com /4 weeks ago

Canada Debates AI’s Place In Animation At OIAF’s The Animation Conference

A panel of local industry vets tackled AI’s effect on entry-level jobs, creative control, and the growing problems with large AI models.

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cartoonbrew.com /3 weeks ago

‘We Are Aliens,’ ‘Praying Mantis’ Win Top Prizes As ‘Ball Face’ Makes Student Film History At OIAF 2026

Other Ottawa International Animation Festival winners included 'Eri,' 'The Comet,' Adult Swim’s 'The Elephant,' and Don Hertzfeldt’s 'Paper Trail.'

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webwire.com /1 month ago

Four National Film Board of Canada animated shorts showcased at the 2026 Edmonton International Film Festival

From intimate personal stories to powerful artistic collaborations, the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) will have four animated short films featured at the 2026 Edmo...

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animenewsnetwork.com /3 weeks ago

We Are Aliens Film, Eri Short Anime, Candy Caries Win at Ottawa Int'l Animation Festival

We Are Aliens wins Grand Prize for Animated Feature, Eri wins Best Animated Short Award, Candy Caries won at Animation for Young Audiences 7+ category

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filmneweurope.com /4 days ago

International Festival of Animated Films 2026 Wraps Up in Nikozi, Georgia

TBILISI: A total of 85 animated works from 24 countries were screened during the International Festival of Animated Films 2026, whose 13th edition was held in the village of Nikozi...

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cartoonbrew.com /3 weeks ago

39th TIFF Announces Full Lineup, Including First-Ever Animated Film In Competition

Tokyo International Film Festival reveals its 2026 animation lineup, including 'Magic Atlas,' the first animated feature ever selected for competition.

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cartoonbrew.com /1 month ago

From Fukushima Drama To A Horror Anthology From ‘The Violinist’ Studio: 5 Animated Features Head To TIFFCOM

The seventh Tokyo Gap Financing Market will present 24 international feature projects during TIFFCOM, taking place October 28–30.

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cartoonbrew.com /1 month ago

Book Excerpt: OIAF Artistic Director Chris Robinson’s ‘Watch Me Jumpstart’ (EXCLUSIVE)

OIAF artistic director and longtime Cartoon Brew contributor Chris Robinson recalls film cans, selection committees, and transformative shorts.

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awn.com /1 month ago

Encounters Unveils 2026 Program with 45-Film Animation Competition

The Bristol festival's 31st edition, running September 23-27, features screenings of animated shorts vying for the Grand Prix; its animation day includes talks and masterclasses, a...

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awn.com /1 month ago

ANIMASYROS 2026 Unveils Full Festival Program

Sylvain Chomet's 'A Magnificent Life,' René Laloux's 'Fantastic Planet,' and Don Hertzfeldt's 'Paper Trail' headline the 19th edition of Greece's largest animation festival, runnin...

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cartoonbrew.com /3 weeks ago

Cheyenne Curtis Wins OIAF Pitch THIS! 2026 With ‘King Baby Snail’

Selected from more than 100 submissions, Curtis’s series pitch won a CAD $11,300 prize package. Gino Baldeon’s 'tiny BIG adventure' was runner-up.

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awn.com /2 weeks ago

New Bill Plympton Music Video to Premiere at Woodstock Film Festival

Oscar-qualifying Hudson Valley festival's 110-film shorts program, running October 14-18, includes 34 animated selections and a 'grilling' of the 80-year-old indie legend by Signe...

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cartoonbrew.com /1 month ago

‘Metafear’ Takes Best In Show At Spark Animation 2026: Full Winners List

The Vancouver festival also honored Canadian short 'Distance,' student film 'The Memory Clocksmith,' and the late educator and fest Chair, Keith P. Blackmore.

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cartoonbrew.com /1 month ago

Tokyo’s TIFFCOM Announces Panels On Anime Co-Production And Overseas Sales

Executives from Production I.G, Nippon Animation, Foliascope, Robot Playground, and Salamander will discuss anime’s global expansion.

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awn.com /1 month ago

SCAD AnimationFest Marks 10 Years with 'The Proud Family,' Joel Crawford Awards

Bruce W. Smith and Ralph Farquhar to be honored with the Animation Trailblazer Award; the director of DreamWorks’ upcoming ‘Forgotten Island’ to receive the Variety Impact in Anima...

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awn.com /3 weeks ago

ACE Canada, Netflix Canada Name Final ACE 5 Cohort

Picked from more than 150 applicants, the 9 mid- to senior-level artists will produce and receive a key creative credit on a new short, plus mentorship and workshops aimed at senio...

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awn.com /1 month ago

New Theodore Ushev and Michèle Lemieux Shorts Lead NFB's 16 Film Slate

Animated films 'Les Villes Inconnues des Mères Disparues' and 'Polka,' along with 'Hostel la Vista,' have joined 4 feature documentaries, 3 mid-length docs and 6 short docs and ser...

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sethlui.com /2 weeks ago

Animation Nation Festival 2026 — 4 movie screenings & local student showcase

Animation Nation Festival 2026 returns to Alliance Française de Singapour on 10 and 11 Oct 2026, featuring Singapore premieres, international animated works and a showcase of stude...

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